The metro rail is set to resume its service today (Sunday), over a month of suspension following attacks during the recent mass student protests.
However, the Mirpur-10 and Kazipara stations will remain closed as those were badly damaged in the attacks, metro rail officials said.
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) announced on their verified Facebook page that, as before, the train service will not operate on Fridays. The metro rail will follow its previous schedule.
Metro rail services have been suspended since July 18 after the Mirpur-10 and Kazipara stations were vandalised during the quota protests.
After fall of the Hasina-led government on August 5, the interim government instructed DMTCL to resume services by August 17, except at the vandalised stations.
However, DMTCL announced delays due to an “unavoidable situation,” later revealed to be a work abstention by around 700 employees from grades 10 to 20, who began striking on August 6, demanding a pay hike to match their higher-grade colleagues.
Dhaka-Sylhet train services resume after two days
Train operations on the Dhaka-Sylhet route resumed on Saturday after a brief halt from Thursday due to flash floods.
However, train services of Dhaka with Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar remain suspended as of today due to ongoing severe flooding in several regions, including Cumilla, Noakhali and Feni.
Khairul Kabir, divisional transport officer (Dhaka division) of Bangladesh Railway confirmed the information.
These areas have experienced significant rainfall since Wednesday, causing rail lines to be submerged and forcing the suspension of the services, he said.
Currently, trains on the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar routes are only operating up to Laksam in Cumilla, he added.
